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Autumn

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6. The politicians only talk about the middle class or the working class. "Poor" seems to be a

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Sun Mar 5, 2023, 06:59 PM

Mar 2023

dirty word to them so they ignore it. To cut the extra snap benefits from the pandemic seems cruel. When they cut childhood poverty during the pandemic it showed me that they can do something about poverty. They just don't want to.

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A modest proposal for journalists and politicians: talk about poverty. And, when I say "poverty", [View all] Atticus Mar 2023 OP

These are the hard questions, my dear Atticus, the necessary questions. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2023 #1

They don't watch cable news zipplewrath Mar 2023 #2

Unfortunately, America has too many Calvinist thinkers. haele Mar 2023 #3

THIS! Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2023 #8

Why do Republicans do nothing about unauthorized immigrants GeoWilliam750 Mar 2023 #4

211 million is a sickening number, with all the freakining billionaires RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2023 #5

The politicians only talk about the middle class or the working class. "Poor" seems to be a Autumn Mar 2023 #6

Spot on Atticus. Spot on. Evolve Dammit Mar 2023 #7

One word...wish I could do this in 100pt font... MiHale Mar 2023 #9

I was talking to my daughter-in-law about this and that. Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2023 #10